PIN Offerings
What does the MCM PIN offer to MCM congregations?
We engage with congregations
- A member of the MCM PIN can share what we are about.
- We can provide a guest speaker for Sunday worship, adult Sunday school, youth groups or informal events.
- Members of the PIN are available to facilitate the Palestine Land Exercise.
- Congregational PIN representatives at MCM churches can highlight events, advocacy opportunities or specific prayer requests.
Contact MCM PIN to schedule a speaker or facilitator. mennonitechurchmpin@gmail.com
We organize events
Past events:
- Conference on Palestine, Settler Colonialism and an Ecumenical Call to Action, May 14-16, 2026. In collaboration with others.
- Prayer Walk for Peace, ongoing. In collaboration with Mennonite Action.
- Red Candle Advent, December 21, 2025
- Light for Gaza, August, 2025
- Nakba Day, May 15, 2024
We provide resources for individuals and congregations
- PIN-produced resources
- Documents from the founding of MC Canada Palestine/Israel Network
- A monthly newsletter called Update from the MC Canada PIN, packed with stories, reflections, prayers and calls to action. Subscribe here: https://us4.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=716be735f8d084a2227cd0a14&id=2274414874
- The Palestine Land Exercise. A 90-minute interactive experience that covers the history of Palestine/Israel.
- How did we get from the Bible to the Genocide in Gaza? This consists of three video recordings of lectures presented by Dr. Dan Epp-Tiessen
- CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Library. Search for “Palestine and Israel” to access CommonWord’s extensive collection of books and other resources. https://www.commonword.ca/Home
- Worship resources
- Check here for special Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter resources.
- A weekly Wave of Prayer offered by Sabeel: Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center.
- Recommended books and films. See below.
We connect with Palestinian Christian organizations
- Bethlehem Bible College. BBC offers courses in Bible, theology, and peace and justice studies and organizes a major bi-annual international conference called Christ at the Checkpoint. It is a formal partner with Mennonite Church Canada.
- Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center. Based in Jerusalem, Sabeel is a Palestinian Christian movement rooted in Liberation Theology, empowering communities to pursue justice, peace, and equality through faith, nonviolence, and inclusivity. It offers a weekly Wave of Prayer and Thursday morning online Bible study for supporters around the world.
- Canadian Friends of Sabeel. CFOS partners with Sabeel and represents a Canadian ecumenical voice for Palestinian liberation. It offers “Come and See, Go and Tell” pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
- Kairos Palestine. Kairos Palestine is a Palestinian Christian ecumenical movement born from the lived reality of suffering, steadfast faith, and longing for justice. It produced an initial ground-breaking Moment of Truth document in 2009 and a second one in 2025.